BBB Wise Giving Report for
A Child's Right

BBB Wise Giving Report issued April 2012
BBB Wise Giving Report expires April 2014


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Charity Contact Information

Name: A Child's Right
Address: 1115 East Pike Street
  Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-535-7376
Web Address: www.achildsright.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 2006, Washington
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to change the lives of vulnerable children in impoverished urban areas by providing clean, safe drinking water to orphanages, schools, children’s hospitals, street shelters and rescue homes."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

ACR meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

ACR provides clean and safe drinking water to children living in poverty in institutional settings such as schools, orphanages, and hospitals in Africa and Asia. The organization reports that it currently provides clean and safe water to over 250,000 children daily and that it plans to purify water daily for 1 million children by 2020. According to ACR, its model is built on locally sustainable solutions, water purification technology, and strong collaborative partnerships with organizations serving underprivileged children.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, ACR's program expenses were:

  
China 587,704
Nepal 166,437
Cambodia 104,178
Ethiopia 14,994
Haiti emergency relief 5,012
Total Program Expenses: $878,325
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Eric Stowe, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $67,000

Chair of the Board: Rebecca Field
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Strategy and Implementation Manager, Starbucks

Board Size: 7

Paid Staff Size: 9

*2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Grant proposals and Internet appeals.
Fund raising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,162,004, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on ACR's reviewed financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 1,162,004
Exchange rate gain 5,224
Interest income 28
Total Income $1,167,256


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 84%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 9% 

Total income   $1,167,256
  Program expenses $878,325
  Fund raising expenses 75,050
  Administrative expenses 97,417
 
Total expenses   $1,050,792
Income in Excess of Expenses   116,464
Beginning net assets   1,323,229
Ending net assets   1,439,693
Total liabilities   8,858
Total assets   $1,448,551


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